Warren man assaulted Ferndale woman, police say

FERNDALE – A Warren man with a history of domestic violence is charged with assaulting a Ferndale woman after his Warren girlfriend broke up with him and went to stay at the woman’s house.

Police said they arrested the suspect after he made his getaway on a bicycle.

Steven Butler, 32, is jailed on $35,000 cash bond on felony charges of malicious destruction of property and domestic violence for a third or subsequent offense.

Butler was in Ferndale 43rd District Court on Thursday to schedule for a preliminary examination on the evidence against him at 1 p.m. Monday.

Butler was convicted of domestic violence third offense in Oakland County Circuit Court last year. His criminal history includes convictions for uttering and publishing bad checks, fleeing and eluding police, and receiving and concealing stolen goods.

The suspect was arrested in Ferndale after police said he went to a house in the 1400 block of Camden where his ex-girlfriend, 37, of Warren was staying.

“He was swearing and demanding to see his girlfriend,” said Ferndale Police Sgt. Patrick Jones, who said the Ferndale woman and her boyfriend answered the door when Butler showed up.

Butler was told to leave but went on the attack, police said.

“He grabbed the Ferndale woman’s face and shook it and told her he was going to kill her,” Jones said.

Butler then ran to his ex-girlfriend’s Dodge Durango, which was parked nearby, and repeatedly kicked the passenger door, causing dents, scratches and paint chips, police said.

Police were called to the house as Butler fled on a bicycle, Jones said. Police caught up with the suspect and arrested him in Hazel Park.